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Movie review: Exploring universal themes with a science fiction twist
“Never Let Me Go,” director Mark Romanek’s introspective adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, is a work of subtle beauty — a melancholy meditation on the finality of life and the choices we make as our time shortens. That observation might make the movie sound like a downer, but it’s not. It is sad in a […]
Twelve years later, time was right for Zombie’s ‘Hellbilly 2’
For years, Rob Zombie had kicked around the idea of doing a sequel to “Hellbilly Deluxe,” his debut solo album from 1998. But he didn’t go into the making of his recently released fourth studio CD knowing it would indeed become “Hellbilly Deluxe 2.” “I’ve had the idea for many, many years, like, ‘Oh, that […]
DVD Releases
NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY: “HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON,” animated, with the voices of Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler. Based on the popular novel by Cressida Cowell, this immensely likable comedy-fantasy finds young misfit Viking Hiccup (brightly voiced by the perfectly cast Baruchel, “Knocked Up”) having second thoughts about his burgeoning career as a […]
Indie Film: Kimball’s latest effort is both topical and thoughtful
Derek Kimball’s short film “The Bully” doesn’t address the suddenly hot-button subject of bullying. Except when it does. “The Bully,” which makes its Maine premiere Wednesday at Space Gallery, isn’t an after-school special, laying out obvious problems and satisfyingly pat solutions. Instead, like the best short fiction, the focus of “The Bully” is narrowed to […]
Making Noise: In the Audience comes unhinged in its first release
There’s something a little unhinged on “What Lives,” the debut from Portland pop powerhouse In the Audience, and that is definitely a good thing. In the Audience can craft tight, snarly tracks because the group has put in the elbow grease to earn some passion points. Although the musicians hail from two countries, they thrive […]
Art and Theater: Hot Ticket and Cheap Thrill
• Hot Ticket Public Theatre offers a cute cat play THE PUBLIC THEATRE opens its 20th season with “Indoor/Outdoor,” a super-cute play about the adventures of a cat, her master and her alley-cat lover. WHEN: Opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday and continues at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Through Oct. 24. WHERE: The […]
Art and Theater: A Passion Play
Good Theater gets serious with the emotion-charged ‘August: Osage County.’
Art and Theater Listings
CLASSICAL MUSIC TODAY DaPonte String Quartet, with pianist Chiharu Naruse, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free; tickets required. 786-6135. 7:30 p.m. Noonday Concert with the DaPonte String Quartet, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m. KinderKonzert, for ages 3 to 7, with members of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Fryeburg Academy (Leura […]
The Movies: Bang! For your buck
With a crack cast and a crisp plot, ‘Red’ is a sly spy thriller.